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Amazon Prime Video UK Drops ‘The Bold Type’ After Three Seasons

By Patrick Munn | January 27, 2020 - 2:25 pm | No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: The Bold Type has lost its UK broadcaster. Amazon Prime Video UK has opted not to pick up the UK rights to the fourth season of the Freeform series from international distributor NBCUniversal International Distribution. A representative for the streamer confirmed that they would not be making season 4 available in the UK, though the first three seasons will remain available to stream for UK Prime members.

Acquisitions Roundup: Sky Comedy Acquires ‘Miracle Workers’; ‘Bull’ & ‘Search Party’ In Limbo As FOX UK & All 4 Have Not Picked Up Latest Seasons

By Patrick Munn | January 7, 2020 - 8:42 pm | No Comments
Sky Comedy has acquired the UK rights to TBS' Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi fronted comedy 'Miracle Workers'; while the fate of both 'Bull' and 'Search Party' are in question as their respective UK broadcasters (FOX UK and All 4, respectively) have not picked up the rights to the latest seasons.

BBC Two Orders Criminal Age Of Responsibility Drama ‘Responsible Child’; Billy Barratt, Michelle Fairley & More To Star

By Patrick Munn | October 31, 2019 - 11:00 pm | No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Two has ordered Responsible Child, a one-off drama inspired by real life events that explores the criminal age of responsibility under English law. The cast assembled for the factual drama includes Billy Barratt (The White Princess), Michelle Fairley (Game Of Thrones), Tom Burke (Strike), Stephen Campbell Moore (The Last Post), Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve), Shaun Dingwall (Topboy), Debbie Honeywood (Vera), Angela Wynter (Le Miserables) and James Tarpey (Our Robot Overlords).

Sky Witness Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Chicago Med’, Sky One Acquires NBC’s ‘Manifest’

By Patrick Munn | July 4, 2019 - 2:18 pm | No Comments
Chicago Med is switching UK channels. Sky Witness has picked up the UK rights to the series, after the show's first four seasons aired on Universal TV. Seasons one through four are now available via Sky On-Demand. Additionally, Sky One has also secured the UK rights to Manifest, NBC's thriller series starring Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution handles sales for Manifest.

FOX UK Drops Australian Drama ‘Jack Irish’

By Patrick Munn | March 29, 2019 - 12:31 pm | No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: It seems it's the end of the road for Jack Irish here in the UK. FOX UK has dropped the Australian drama after airing the TV movies and the first season of the TV series, both of which starred Guy Pearce. A representative of the channel confirmed to TVWise that they don't have any plans to air the second season.

E4 Drops TBS Comedy ‘Angie Tribeca’ After Two Seasons

By Patrick Munn | February 8, 2019 - 4:47 pm | No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: Angie Tribeca has lost its UK broadcaster. Channel 4 has opted not to pick up any further seasons of the TBS comedy starring Rashida Jones from international distributor Turner International for their E4 channel. A representative for the channel confirmed they "don’t have any plans" to acquire future seasons.

Universal TV Acquires Fox’s Kelsey Grammer Legal Drama ‘Proven Innocent’

By Patrick Munn | February 5, 2019 - 9:00 am | No Comments
EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer's new TV project has found a UK home. Universal TV has acquired the exclusive UK rights to legal drama Proven Innocent after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is set to premiere on Universal TV in March.
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